China's Digital Authoritarianism

This book provides a governance perspective on China's digital authoritarianism by examining the political and institutional dynamics of the country's internet sector in a historical context. Using leading theories of authoritarian institutions, it discusses China's approach to the internet and methods of implementation in terms of party-state institutions and policy processes. This provides a much-needed 'inside out' perspective on digital authoritarianism that avoids the perception of China as some coherent and static monolith. The study also offers a powerful rationale for China's cyber sovereignty as an externalisation of its domestic internet governance framework and broader political-economic context. As China shifts from rule-taker to rule-maker in world politics, the Chinese Dream (zhongguo meng) is now going global. Beijing's digital authoritarian toolkit is being promoted and exported to other authoritarian regimes, making China a major driver of digital repression at the global level.

Offers a novel perspective on Chinese internet governance Adopts a state-centric perspective in analyzing China's endeavor to create digital authoritarianism Adds an international dimension to studying Chinese internet governance

Autorentext

Monique Taylor is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the China and Globalization Research Cluster and Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Previously she was a lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Inhalt

1. Building Digital Authoritarianism: From the Great Firewall to the New IP.- 2. Authoritarian Governance and China's Party-Centric Model.- 3. Internet Governance during the Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao Eras.- 4. Digital Authoritarianism in the Xi Jinping Era.- 5. A Party-Led Internet Economy.- 6. China's Digital Authoritarianism Goes Global.- 7. Conclusion.